Through the ongoing technological developments
and digitalization, ever more aspects of our lives become subject to
scrutinizing and so become measurable. The rapidly increasing amount of data
being published online constitutes great political, cultural, artistic and
design challenges to society and individuals alike. This trend is accelerated by
the increased introduction of ubiquitous computing systems into various aspects
of our everyday.

Data visualization of large datasets still is a
relative young field of design, but it also is a very necessary one. In this
world of absolute data abundance we need new means to manage, combine, analyse
& view these. We need to explore new visual languages and other forms of
_expression_ to help us cope, find patterns and gain new insights or even just
retain an overview of various topics.

Over the three days of this
workshop we will explore the nature of data as much as various
techniques to visualize it. We will focus on working with Processing, but also
make use of other opensource tools & languages better suited for other parts
of the visualization creation process. Since the workshop only lasts for 3 days,
you?re expected to have a good understanding of at least the basic Processing
concepts & programming constructs. That way we can focus better on the
actual topic at hand.

About Karsten
SchmidtKarsten Schmidt
(aka toxi) is a software developer, designer and artist with particular interest
in computational design. For the past 15 years he?s been laterally involved in a
wide range of digital disciplines. With his studio PostSpectacular, he is
actively exploring possibilities at the intersection of design, art and software
development. Collaborating cross-disciplinary with other creative minds,
Karsten?s design approach is based on treating ideas as software at the heart,
which in turn informs all other facets of each project. When not creating, he
travels the world consulting companies and developer & designer communities
about open source and employing collaborative tools. Karsten has been a key
contributor to the Processing.org project and to various books about programming
and graphic design, and his work has been featured in the press and exhibited
internationally, including the MoMA, New York.postspectacular.com